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Lying contains the same hostile elements as a practical joke in that the 'victim' ends up looking foolish in his own eyes and laughable in everyone else's.

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Sue Grafton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1940
Born: April 24
Died: 2017
Died: December 28
Actor
Author
Journalist
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Louisville
Kentucky
Sue Taylor Grafton
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Lying
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Everyone
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